Firm administrator vs office administrator

The differences between firm administrators and office administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a firm administrator, becoming an office administrator takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a firm administrator has an average salary of $70,547, which is higher than the $37,423 average annual salary of an office administrator.

The top three skills for a firm administrator include payroll processing, law firm and litigation. The most important skills for an office administrator are customer service, patients, and data entry.

Firm administrator vs office administrator overview

	Firm Administrator	Office Administrator
Yearly salary	$70,547	$37,423
Hourly rate	$33.92	$17.99
Growth rate	-8%	-5%
Number of jobs	51,906	118,096
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	2

Firm administrator vs office administrator salary

Firm administrators and office administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Firm Administrator	Office Administrator
Average salary	$70,547	$37,423
Salary range	Between $50,000 And $99,000	Between $28,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between firm administrator and office administrator education

There are a few differences between a firm administrator and an office administrator in terms of educational background:

	Firm Administrator	Office Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Western Carolina University

Firm administrator vs office administrator demographics

Here are the differences between firm administrators' and office administrators' demographics:

	Firm Administrator	Office Administrator
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 22.4% Female, 77.6%	Male, 14.7% Female, 85.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 5.2% White, 60.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 7.9% White, 55.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	6%

Differences between firm administrator and office administrator duties and responsibilities

Firm administrator example responsibilities.

Manage the purchase of supplies, A/R, A/P, general bookkeeping, trust account, and client billing.
Direct Medicaid health plan management division activities (manage care program operations, quality improvement, and contract administration).
Complete and review bi-monthly QuickBooks's journal entries.
Perform bank reconciliation and month-end close; submit to CPA for tax review.
Prepare in house semi monthly payroll for staff along with partner compensation with QuickBooks.
Act as liaison and communication link between management and staff, and among all offices for this CPA firm.

Office administrator example responsibilities.

Monitor calls, manage calendars, travel, meeting arrangements, video conference and teleconferencing.
Formulate various procedures to assure efficient operation of the SharePoint system is managed properly for CFWB and BOS.
Use EMR software to manage patient records and files; reinforce and uphold patient confidentiality as required by HIPAA and clinic.
Pull patients charts for doctors using EMR system as well as pulled chart from medical records room.
Create and update all departmental ISO documents.
Collect all outgoing FedEx overnight packages and ship with accurate tracking and conformation information.

Firm administrator vs office administrator skills

Common firm administrator skills

Payroll Processing, 16%
Law Firm, 12%
Litigation, 5%
Office Equipment, 3%
General Ledger, 3%
CPA, 3%

Common office administrator skills

Customer Service, 18%
Patients, 11%
Data Entry, 8%
Office Equipment, 5%
Front Desk, 4%
PowerPoint, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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